Code Name Kingfisher: Chapters 27–35

by Liz Kessler
In this novel, a young Jewish girl struggling with her friendships finds her grandmother's diaries and learns about her grandmother and great-aunt's time in the Dutch resistance movement during WWII.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Prologue-Chapter 9, Chapters 10-17, Chapters 18-26, Chapters 27-35, Chapter 36-Epilogue
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  1. snippet
    a small piece of anything
    We have to give our presentations soon, and she wants us each to share a snippet of our findings with the class in preparation for ‘the real thing’ in a couple of weeks.
  2. persecution
    causing someone to suffer
    In 1943, members of the Dutch Resistance bombed the Amsterdam civil registry office in an attempt to destroy records, to prevent the Nazis from identifying Jews and others marked for persecution, arrest or forced labour.
  3. douse
    wet thoroughly
    Once inside, the Resistance members pulled documents out of drawers, piled them up on the floor and doused them with benzene.
  4. timid
    lacking self-confidence
    Gabi, the only other person I know who’s as quiet and timid as me, is beside me, looking steadily out at the class.
  5. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
    Back then, yes, of course, I was a victim of a reprehensible system of government.
  6. pivotal
    being of crucial importance
    Mama, I know this might sound dramatic, but this mission has been the pivotal moment in my life.
  7. rouse
    make or become active
    For a few seconds, silence filled the air, filled the world.
    Then a voice roused me.
  8. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
    I stumbled to my feet and followed him to the truck where he was already clambering inside and reaching out for the children.
  9. avert
    turn away or aside
    I averted my face from Tulip as her eyes looked searchingly into mine.
  10. sidle
    move unobtrusively or furtively
    The boys had come up the street and sidled over to join us.
  11. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
    ‘What’s this?’ I said, a little disappointed that it was something so mundane.
  12. crane
    stretch, so as to see better
    Hannie shuffled along a little, and I craned my neck.
  13. bereft
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation
    I felt as bereft as I did the day we said goodbye to Mama and Papa.
  14. recede
    become faint or more distant
    For a moment, neither of us said anything. I was frozen. The world receded. Just Hannie and me, here in this room, nothing else.
  15. enraged
    marked by extreme anger
    I’d never seen her so enraged.
Created on Fri Dec 19 04:01:55 EST 2025 (updated Fri Jan 30 13:38:45 EST 2026)

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